Hi Victoria,
I have been struggling the last few weeks with depression and fear. Your newsletters are my manna that gets me to keep my health, my body and my spirit in check. I have gained 3 pounds this holiday season so far and I feel like such a loser.

You always give such great tips, can you help me stop this train and inspire me to take better care of myself? I know that’s a lot to ask, but I am fed up with drugs and negative limited thinking relatives.
~Lucia


First Things First! “I want to take this moment to pray love healing and comfort for all of you in India who have been so kind to me over the years. I am at a loss for words over the horror you lived through and I pray God will give each of you what YOU need to heal”

Hi Lucia, Thank you for being a loyal follower. I am the most blessed girl in the world! I love you and all of my readers. I get so many wonderful emails throughout the week. It says a lot about a person who can put aside all of their own stuff and take the time to compliment someone who is working at enriching their life.

Writing, speaking, sharing is my life’s mission. If I am not sharing, helping or giving life, good words, inspiration and cheer to someone, I don’t even want to leave home. My field of work requires me to leave at a moment’s notice and go to various confidential locations and work with unique individuals who trust a small inner circle.

When I answer those calls, it’s difficult. Yet I know that when I help one, I help many. Some are more forgiving than others, so when I get kind emails, it uplifts me and I am rejuvenated in spirit and I get more juice to help more people.

The hardest part of changing is finding someone who actually listens and wants help! You are brave for reaching out past modern medicinal traditions to seek another optional approach to combating depression.

First of all, you must want to step outside of mediocrity and the methods of the masses. You must want to consider that your body is divinely designed and there are many solutions to a problem.

8 and 10 Pound Bump Between Thanksgiving and New Years.

Also, you can stop beating yourself up for gaining weight. The average American gains 8-10 pounds during the holidays. Thankfully you caught yourself early and you can reverse it.

Here are some quick tips to help you lose fat right away.

Reduce Your Fat Intake by 50%. That means eat half the regular amount you currently eat.

America's Top TEN Fat Sources
Margarine, Whole milk, Shortening, Mayonnaise and Salad Dressing, American Cheese, Ground Beef, Low-fat milk, Eggs, Butter, Ice Cream.

Eliminate or cut down on alcohol
Holiday drinking is another way we gain body fat rapidly. Alcohol has no fat but it interferes with your fat burning metabolism. Your body will choose to oxidize alcohol instead of fat if you are going to drink alcohol, drink a beer. And if you are going to drink a beer, drink a light beer with only one hundred calories.

Quick Tips At A Glance

1. Do Not Skip Meals
Skipping meals during the day can lead to over-eating at night. Heavy eating at night is a sure fire way to pack on pounds fast.

2. Stay On a Solid Eating Schedule.
Even when shopping, training or working two jobs, schedule your meals in advance. Take meals with you in plastic containers if necessary. Make eating low-fat and low-glycemic your lifetime mission. The better you eat, the better you feel and operate. You deserve to feel awesome and life an amazing life.

3. Keep Your Blood Sugar Balanced.
Become sensitive to your energy needs and moods. If you skip meals, your blood sugar gets unstable and that can lead to massive overeating and anxiety and depression. A large number of people now use proper nutrition and exercise to combat depression. Join us! Life’s much more enjoyable when you open the drapes and clear your mind so that you can set new goals and work toward their accomplishment.

4. Eat Protein.
Have some form of complete protein at every meal and stay with low-glycemic fat burning carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates pack on the pounds and ruin your energy.
It has been proven that eating a healthy diet with good protein helps to prevent diabetes too. What a great bonus.

5. Rest
God knows that we need rest. He even wrote it in the commandments. You need to get RESTFUL rejuvenating sleep every night. Your hormone balance depends on it.

6. Exercise
Cardio is crucial for beating depression. Your body releases happy hormones into the blood and your brain thrives on it. Get outside and move. Whether it’s hot, cold, wet or dry, your body will benefit when you get some fresh air and oxygen in your bloodstream. You will feel brand new when you learn to walk away your pain and anxiety instead of masking it artificially.

Deal With It
Lucia, one day you are going to have to deal with why you’re depressed. Start today so that you can resolve to move forward and life the best life possible. Te sooner you start, the sooner you can have joy and peace again.

Life is hard, people are unpredictable and the world is crazy and you know what... it’s always going to be that way! So starting today find methods to life on your terms and thrive my friend, thrive!

Victoria Johnson
Your Celebrity Trainer

PS. Go check out my Thin Thighs program so that you don’t build bulky muscles while you’re losing fat and reshaping your body to look twenty years younger. Yes, twenty years younger. Dance movement with light-weights and cardio can slow the aging process and give you a magnificent body.

Look at the female and male dancers on Dancing With the Stars. Wouldn’t you love to move and groove like that and turn a few heads in the process? Yes, me too!